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A Leap in the Dark

A Leap in the Dark1980

★6.3114 minDrama

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.

Director

Marco Bellocchio

Writer

Piero Natoli Vincenzo Cerami Marco Bellocchio

Score

Stars

Michel Piccoli Anouk Aimée Michele Placido

Cast38

Michel Piccoli
as Mauro Ponticelli
Anouk Aimée
as Marta Ponticelli
Michele Placido
as Giovanni Sciabola
Gisella Burinato
as Anna
Antonio Piovanelli
as Quasimodo
Anna Orso
as Marilena
Giampaolo Saccarola
as Insane Brother
Adriana Pecorelli
as Sonia
Franca Maria De Monti
P
Paola Ciampi
as Ponticelli's Mother
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
as Giorgio
Mario Prosperi
as Mario Ponticelli
E
Elizabeth Labi
as Ponticelli's Fiancée
Enrico Bergier
as Ponticelli's Brother
M
Mario Ravasio
as Brother of Suicide
G
Gaetano Campisi
as Actor
Marino Cenna
as Actor
L
Lamberto Consani
as Giovanni's Friend
G
Giancarlo Sammartano
as Passerby
Oreste Rotundo
as Passerby
Remo Remotti
as Thief
M
Marina Sassi
as Giovanni's Friend
R
Rossano Weber
as Fire-Eater
A
Alessandro Antonucci
as Ponticelli Child
D
Daria Fago
as Ponticelli Child
N
Natalia Fago
as Ponticelli Child
M
Matteo Fago
as Ponticelli Child
Giovanni Frezza
as Ponticelli Child
M
Maria Pia Frezza
as Ponticelli Child
G
Gianluca Giusti
P
Pasquale Moscianese
Carlotta Natoli
D
Daniele Piretti
V
Valerio Tozzi
Vittorio Caprioli
as Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
Livia Giampalmo
as Marta Ponticelli (voice)
F
Frédérique Alexandre
as Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)
S
Silverio Conti
as Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)

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